Patents Assigned to Spring (U.S.A.) Corporation
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Publication number: 20250259648Abstract: According to one embodiment, a disk drive suspension structure includes a base member including a base portion and an attachment portion connected to the base portion, the base portion including a boss portion attached to the arm, the attachment portion including a first attachment surface facing in a direction opposite to a projection direction of the boss portion and a second attachment surface facing in the projection direction of the boss portion, a first load beam attached to the first attachment surface, and a second load beam attached to the second attachment surface and facing the first load beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2025Publication date: August 14, 2025Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventor: Tatsuhiko NISHIDA
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Publication number: 20250251026Abstract: A coil spring device includes a main body spring in which a wire rod extends in a vertical direction in a spiral shape around a coil axis, and an insulator made of rubber or an elastomer and configured to support a lower end part of the main body spring from below the main body spring, in which the insulator is provided with a support groove that extends around the coil axis and into which the lower end part of the main body spring is inserted, a support plate formed of plastic or a metal material is fixed to an inner surface of the support groove, and the lower end part of the main body spring is adhered to the support plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2025Publication date: August 7, 2025Applicant: NHK SPRING Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryohei SHIGEMATSU, Taisuke SUWA, Jun KOBAYAKAWA, Yuichi SHIBATA, Tomoya SUGITANI
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Patent number: 12378320Abstract: Provided herein is a method for preventing, treating, ameliorating, or managing pancreatitis in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or functional fragment thereof that binds to CA19-9.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryInventors: Dannielle D. Engle, David A. Tuveson
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Patent number: 12365958Abstract: This electric resistance-welded steel tube for a hollow stabilizer is an electric resistance-welded steel tube for a hollow stabilizer including a base material portion and a weld, in which the base material portion has predetermined chemical components, a wall thickness of the base material portion is 2.0 to 6.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukinobu Nagata, Yuki Motegi, Yuji Araoka, Ken Ou
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Patent number: 12366112Abstract: An actuation assembly for a continuous looped operator includes a slide assembly configured to laterally slide in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction, a first cord engagement member carried by the slide assembly, a second cord engagement member carried by the slide assembly, and a selector switch connected to the slide assembly, the selector switch receives a portion of the first cord engagement member and a portion of the second cord engagement member, the selector switch configured to move relative to the slide assembly between a first position and a second position.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2023Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: Springs Window Fashions, LLCInventors: Eric Nathan Krantz-Lilienthal, Brian Skotty
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Publication number: 20250230850Abstract: According to an embodiment, a coil spring is formed of a wire wound in a helical shape, and includes an end turn portion and an effective portion. A surface of the wire in the end turn portion has a first area and a second area softer than the first area. Further, in a circumferential direction around an axis of the wire, the second area is formed over a range wider than that of the first area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2025Publication date: July 17, 2025Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi OKABE, Keita TAKAHASHI, Yoshinobu MINO, Shintaro KUMAI
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Patent number: 12351802Abstract: Provided is an improved design of shRNA based on structural mimics of miR-451 precursors. These miR-451 shRNA mimics are channeled through a novel small RNA biogenesis pathway, require AGO2 catalysis and are processed by Drosha but are independent of DICER processing. This miRNA pathway feeds active elements only into Ago2 because of its unique catalytic activity. These data demonstrate that this newly identified small RNA biogenesis pathway can be exploited in vivo to produce active molecules.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORYInventors: Gregory J. Hannon, Sihem Cheloufi
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Patent number: 12354901Abstract: A stage includes a base material including a step portion and an insulating film. The step portion includes a first surface recessed from a top surface of the base material and a second surface recessed from a side surface of the base material. The insulating film includes a plurality of first layers on the first surface and a plurality of second layers on the second surface. In the step portion, each first end portion of the plurality of first layers and each second end portion of the plurality of second layers are alternately stacked. The first surface and the second surface are connected via a corner, and each first end portion and each second end portion are alternately stacked at the corner.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hibiki Yokoyama, Naoya Kida, Jun Futakuchiya, Noriyoshi Kaneda, Michiyoshi Sone
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Patent number: 12351081Abstract: A slide device including: a fixed rail; a movable rail; a belt-shaped cover member including a coupling plate coupled to the movable rail at an end portion of the belt-shaped cover member, the belt-shaped cover member closing an opening groove of the fixed rail between a longitudinal end portion of the fixed rail and the movable rail; and a slide cover that covers a periphery of a side edge portion of the cover member, wherein the slide cover includes: an upper wall; a lower wall; and a rib disposed along a sliding direction of the movable rail and protruding in a direction toward the side edge portion of the cover member, on at least one of a surface of the upper wall facing the side edge portion of the cover member or a surface of the lower wall facing the side edge portion of the cover member.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Katsube, Tsuyoshi Matsuzawa, Shinya Sawa, Junichi Nakayama
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Publication number: 20250215905Abstract: An accumulator includes: an exterior body including a bottom, a shell and a port; and a bellows provided inside the exterior body and having an S-shape being capable of expansion and contraction. In a case where the bellows has expanded maximally in the accumulator, the bellows has expanded from a free state where no load other than gravitational force is being applied to the bellows.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: July 3, 2025Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoya KUROKAWA, Naohito NAKANO
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Publication number: 20250205773Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stabilizer having a through hole at each of both ends by performing forging processing on a base material includes: a recess forming step of forming a recess at a through hole formation position corresponding to the through hole of the stabilizer at an end of the base material; and a through hole forming step of forming a through hole by performing perforation at the through hole formation position including the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2023Publication date: June 26, 2025Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shogo MORI, Yutaka WAKABAYASHI, Takuo KOGA
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Publication number: 20250207214Abstract: A heating method for hardening a coil spring includes: fixing one end of the coil spring to an outer peripheral surface of a first shaft member and fixing another end of the coil spring to an outer peripheral surface of a second shaft member; energizing the first and second shaft members to heat up the coil spring; and rotating each of the first and second shaft members in a state where the first and second shaft members are being energized. Rotation axes of the first and second shaft members are positioned on a same straight line that is at an angle of 0 degrees or more and 30 degrees or less to a horizontal direction, and a central axis of the coil spring that has been mounted on the first and second shaft members is parallel to the straight line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2022Publication date: June 26, 2025Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya TAKEDA, Hiroyuki YASUDA, Kouta TSUKADA
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Publication number: 20250205725Abstract: A coating material application system includes: a support base configured to rotatably support a coil spring; a sensor configured to measure a position of a strand of the coil spring; a first movement device configured to move the sensor; an application device; a second movement device configured to move the application device; and a control device. The control device is configured to: rotate the support base; a sensor control unit configured to acquire a measurement value of the sensor; move the sensor; calculate, based on a measurement value of the sensor, a position of application of a coating material to the coil spring; move the application device to a position where the application device is caused to apply the coating material to the position of application; and cause the application device to apply the coating material to the position of application.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: June 26, 2025Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro KANO, Yasuhide UCHIDA, Shota NAKANO, Gai INABA
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Publication number: 20250206545Abstract: A conveyance device according to one embodiment is a conveyance device that conveys a part by air. The conveyance device includes a conveying tube that has a first end portion and a second end portion, in which a part is conveyed the first end portion to the second end portion, and a control unit which controls supply of the air to be supplied from the first end portion and stopping of the supply of the air, to stop the supply of the air at least once while the part is being conveyed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2024Publication date: June 26, 2025Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventor: Kenichiro NAKANO
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Publication number: 20250206431Abstract: According to an embodiment a personal watercraft includes a hull, an engine, a steering device, a water jetting nozzle, a control unit, a throttle mechanism, and a detection unit including an inertial measurement unit. When the hull turns, an angular velocity and an angular acceleration around a yaw axis are detected by the inertial measurement unit. When at least one of the angular velocity and the angular acceleration exceeds each threshold value, a deceleration control for decelerating the engine is performed by the control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2024Publication date: June 26, 2025Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventor: Minoru KOMIYA
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Patent number: 12337469Abstract: A flexible structure includes a first member, a second member, a recess, and a wire. The first member is capable of flexing and extending. The second member covers an outer circumference of the first member and is capable of flexing and extending in conjunction with the first member. The recess is provided at an inner circumference of the second member. The wire is held between the first member and the second member in a state in which at least a part of the wire is inserted into the recess in the radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takafumi Hirata, Yuki Hotoda, Yuki Hayakawa, Yuta Ishiyama
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Patent number: PP36844Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Abelia plant named ‘SMNAMW’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; dark green-colored leaves that in the autumn, turn yellow to bright red and burgundy in color; freely flowering habit; strongly fragrant white-colored flowers and reddish pink-colored corolla tubes; and good garden performance.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2024Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY, INC.Inventor: Megan M. Mathey
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Patent number: PP36845Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Diervilla plant named ‘SMNDSF’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright to outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; dark red-colored stems; leaves that are bronze orange in color in the spring becoming closer to yellow green in color during the summer; numerous greenish yellow-colored flowers; and good garden performance.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2024Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY, INC.Inventor: Megan M. Mathey
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Patent number: PP36846Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Diervilla plant named ‘SMNDSN’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright to outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; dark red-colored stems; leaves that are dark brown to almost black in color; numerous greenish yellow-colored flowers; and good garden performance.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2024Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY, INC.Inventor: Megan M. Mathey
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Patent number: PP36807Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Ribes plant named ‘SMROCS’ is disclosed, characterized by highly floriferous plants producing abundant bright yellow flowers beginning in mid-Spring. Plants have a compact, well-branched habit. Flowers have a pleasant clove scent. Abundant edible black fruits are produced. Plants have shown a high tolerance for drought conditions. The new variety is a Ribes, normally produced as an outdoor garden plant.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2024Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: Spring Meadow NurseryInventor: Timothy D. Wood